Mauerbau

German

Etymology

Mauer (“wall”) +‎ Bau (“construction”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌbaʊ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mau‧er‧bau

Noun

Mauerbau m (strong, genitive Mauerbaues or Mauerbaus, no plural)

  1. construction of the Berlin Wall
    Antonym: Mauerfall

Declension

Declension of Mauerbau [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Mauerbau
genitive eines des Mauerbaues, Mauerbaus
dative einem dem Mauerbau, Mauerbaue1
accusative einen den Mauerbau

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

See also

See also

Further reading

  • “Mauerbau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Mauerbau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Mauerbau” in Duden online
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